Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Helen
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Is York Cursed?
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Victoria Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Water Lanes
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Debtors' Prison
- Military Belt Fitting
- Artists, Writers and Scientists